Latavious Williams was born on March 29,1989 and is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ittihad Jeddah of the Saudi Basketball League.
39 Facts About Latavious Williams
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However, the Thunder did not sign him to a contract and Williams returned to the D-League with the 66ers.
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Latavious Williams was the first player ever to skip college basketball and play a year in the D-League before getting drafted in the NBA.
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Latavious Williams was the first player ever to enter into the D-League directly from high school.
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Latavious Williams was the second player to be drafted while playing for a D-League team, as Mike Taylor ended up being drafted two years earlier in 2008.
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Latavious Williams was born to Fredrick and Cassandra Neely in Starkville, Mississippi.
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Latavious Williams then attended Christian Life Center Academy, a private school in Humble, Texas, for a year to complete the 14 other core courses he needed.
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Latavious Williams continued to play on prep level and averaged 23 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks, 4 assists and 4 steals for the Christian Life Center Academy.
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Latavious Williams was ranked as one of the top 20 recruits in the 2009 class.
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Latavious Williams chose Memphis ahead of Georgetown, Kansas State and Florida International.
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Latavious Williams became Josh Pastner's first recruit as the Memphis Tigers head coach.
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Latavious Williams was expected to sign with an overseas team before entering the NBA when he became eligible, a similar path taken by Brandon Jennings who played in the Italian league for a year before he was drafted in 2009.
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Latavious Williams receive several offers from overseas teams, including an offer from the Chinese Basketball Association which were reportedly worth US$100,000.
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Latavious Williams opted to play in the D-League, the NBA's official minor league organization.
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Latavious Williams chose to earn US$19,000 in the D-League because he believed that he would receive more exposure and experience.
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Latavious Williams entered the D-League Draft and was drafted 16th overall by the Tulsa 66ers.
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Latavious Williams became the first player ever selected in the D-League Draft directly from high school.
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Latavious Williams played as the 66ers backup forward for most of the season, starting only 7 out of 46 games in the regular season.
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Latavious Williams averaged 7.7 points on 52.8 percent shooting and 7.7 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game.
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Latavious Williams scored in double figures 16 times and recorded double-figure rebounds in 13 games during the regular season.
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Latavious Williams improved his production in the postseason, averaging 11.3 points on 61.2 percent shooting and 8.0 rebounds in seven postseason games.
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Latavious Williams helped the 66ers advanced to the Finals but they failed to win the championship despite Williams averaging 13.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in the two finals games against Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
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Latavious Williams was automatically eligible for the 2010 NBA draft as he was already one year removed from his high school graduation.
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Latavious Williams was drafted by the Miami Heat in the second round with the 48th pick.
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Latavious Williams became the first player ever to skip college basketball and play a year in the D-League before getting drafted in the NBA.
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Latavious Williams became the second player to be drafted from a D-League team to the NBA, after Mike Taylor in 2008.
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Latavious Williams played for the Thunder in the 2010 Orlando Summer League.
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Latavious Williams played in all five games, averaging 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in 13.0 minutes per game.
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Latavious Williams went on to average 13.2 points and 8.6 rebounds in 41 games.
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Latavious Williams was candidate for the ACB Rising Star Award after averaging 9.6 points and 7.1 rebounds.
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In July 2012, Latavious Williams re-joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2012 NBA Summer League.
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Latavious Williams's contract was not extended after it ended in December 2012.
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Latavious Williams then signed with Cajasol Sevilla of Spain for the rest of the season.
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On July 20,2015, Latavious Williams signed a one-year deal with UNICS Kazan of Russia.
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On June 16,2016, Latavious Williams re-signed with UNICS for one more season.
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On November 28,2019, Latavious Williams signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the rest of the season.
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On June 19,2020, Latavious Williams signed with the Korean team Anyang KGC.
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In October 2022, Latavious Williams played for Kazma in the 2022 Arab Club Basketball Championship.
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On September 16,2023, Latavious Williams signed with Al-Ittihad Jeddah of the Saudi Basketball League.